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The MetroStop Podcast

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Bite sized history for the curious. Join me on a trip through French History one Paris metro station at a time.

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3.5 Anatole France

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR – A NATIONAL RECKONING  Anatole France was one of the country’s most respected writers and he would become the conscience the Republic had been missing. We draw to the conclusion of the Affair.   What does it mean for France, for the Dreyfusards and for Alfred Dreyfus?  Sources and reading   Marie‑Claire Bancquart, Anatole France: La vie littéraire (1984)  Michel Winock, Le Siècle des intellectuels (1997)  Émile Bréhier, Histoire de la philosophie (for context on France’s philosophical influences)  David Bellos, The Novel of the Century (2017)  Anatole France’s own essays and speeches (1890s)  Anatole France | Nobel Prize Winner, French Novelist & Poet | Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anatole-France]  Anatole France (Author of The Gods Will Have Blood) - Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48535.Anatole_France]  Academie Francaise The Funeral of Anatole France [https://www.academie-francaise.fr/funerailles-de-m-anatole-france]  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ [https://onsound.eu/]  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ [https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/]  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

30 Jun 2026 - 14 min
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3.4 Felix Faure

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: DENIED BY A PRESIDENT   Felix Faure became President of the Republic in January 1895, just weeks after Alfred Dreyfus was convicted. He was elected because he was seen as safe and predictable. He was not a reformer. He was not interested in challenging institutions. He was not associated with any major scandals, yet at least.  Sam Aronow - The Dreyfus Affair  [https://youtu.be/p-pXFErq868?si=NJRy3RXHUL8kmQ1k]  Félix Faure | French Republic, Politics, Legacy | Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Felix-Faure]  Biography Central Margurite Steinheil [https://biographycentral.com/biography/marguerite_steinheil]  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ [https://onsound.eu/]  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ [https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/]  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

23 Jun 2026 - 8 min
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3.3 Jaures

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: THE SOCIALIST INTEREST  Jean Jaures is a political icon, remembered today as a socialist leader, a defender of workers, and one of the strongest advocates for Alfred Dreyfus.  Sources and Reading  Zeev Sternhell, Jaurès et la naissance du socialisme républicain (1983)  Harvey Goldberg, The Life of Jean Jaurès (1962)  Geoffrey Kurtz, Jean Jaurès: The Inner Life of Social Democracy (2014)  Madeleine Rebérioux, Jaurès : La politique et la légende (1975)  Sudhir Hazareesingh, Political Traditions in Modern France (1994)  Jean Jaurès, Histoire socialiste de la Révolution française (1901–1907)  Sam Aronow - The Dreyfus Affair  [https://youtu.be/p-pXFErq868?si=NJRy3RXHUL8kmQ1k]  The Socialist Interest by Jean Jaures 1898 [https://www.marxists.org/archive/jaures/1898/socialist-interest.htm]  The Radical Tea Towel The Assassination of Jean Jaures [https://radicalteatowel.co.uk/radical-history-blog/murder-in-paris-the-assassination-of-jean-jaurs]  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ [https://onsound.eu/]  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ [https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/]  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

16 Jun 2026 - 12 min
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3.2 Avenue Emile Zola

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR: J'ACCUSE! As the situation unfolded with Dreyfus and new evidence came to light, Zola reached his limit of what he could morally tolerate from the lying establishment. By this time, Emile Zola was already a very famous novelist, and he was about to expose the truth to a country that didn’t want to hear it.   Sources  Sam Aronow The Dreyfus Affair  [https://youtu.be/p-pXFErq868?si=NJRy3RXHUL8kmQ1k]  Emile Zola Brittanica [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emile-Zola]  CNRS How the Dreyfus Affair Went Global [https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/how-the-dreyfus-affair-went-global]  J'accuse Letter to the President of the Republic by Emile Zola 1898 [https://www.marxists.org/archive/zola/1898/jaccuse.htm?utm_source=copilot.com] - A must read!  Hachette [https://www.hachette.com/]  Émile Zola (Author of Germinal) - Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4750._mile_Zola]  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ [https://onsound.eu/]  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ [https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/]  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0

9 Jun 2026 - 13 min
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3.1 Champs-Elysée Clemenceau Pt2

THE CHAMPS-ELYSEE AND THE BELLE EPOQUE  In this BONUS episode, the Belle Epoque comes to life. The Third republic was a period of social and economic prosperity, and nowhere displayed this, quite like the most beautiful avenue in the world.   Sources  Belle Époque or the "Beautiful Age" in France [https://www.thoughtco.com/the-belle-epoque-beautiful-age-1221300]  Paris Digest - Champs-Elysée Facts [https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/champs-elysees-facts.htm]  Everything Explained - The Belle Epoque [https://everything.explained.today/Paris_in_the_Belle_%C3%89poque/]  French Moments- The Grand Palais and Petit Palais [https://frenchmoments.eu/grand-palais-and-petit-palais-paris/]  Brittanica Elysium Greek Mythology [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Elysium-Greek-mythology]  The Good Life France - History of the Champs Elysée [https://thegoodlifefrance.com/history-the-champs-elysees-paris]  Music Last Hero by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ [https://onsound.eu/]  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ [https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/]  Creative Commons CC BY 3.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

5 Jun 2026 - 11 min
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